"...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easliy entangles, and let us run with perseveance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith..." Hebrews 12:1,2

Monday, February 21, 2011

"That everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life" (John 3:15).

"When we all get to heavenwhat a day of rejoicing that will bewhen we all see Jesuswe'll sing and shout the victory"

It was six years ago today that I received the dreaded call that my dear dad had collapsed while shovelling snow. Although I miss him like crazy, I look forward to that day when he will be greeting me as I enter my eternal home- what a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all get to heaven, what a family day that will be!

Friday, February 11, 2011

"Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning"

(Proverbs 9:9).

There are the sayings, "you learn something new everyday" and "you're never too old to learn something new". I pray that I will continue to learn more about my heavenly Father as I continue to study His word. I love our women's Bible study where we learn something new every time we meet and where we are able to challenge each other and encourage each other with our walks of faith. I am also enjoying reading different passages of the Bible in an attempt to read through the Bible in a year (following the schedule recommended by our Pastor) and learning more about God's plan of redemption.

Recently, I have learned something else new. I decided to buy a sewing machine (to answer my brother in law's question, "What possessed you to do that"?) because my mom is gone for a month and I have some sewing I needed her to do. Well, it is definitely something that I will learn more as time goes by, but I did enjoy making my first project- a bandanna purse. Oh, my mom will be "sew" impressed when she comes home!!! I'm thankful for my very talented friend who patiently taught me how to thread my machine and for my recent shopping trips at the fabric stores! I look forward to my mom coming home and being able to give me many more instructions as I take on more sewing projects.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

"The LORD will keep you from all harm- He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore" (Psalm 121:7,8).

The Lord has been so good. He certainly was watching over these two little ones as they made the same trip from the same birth village to the same orphanage, to the same transition home, and to the same province in Canada.

I am thrilled that the Lord has brought little Ezra and his parents into our lives. It was so great to meet them, to share stories and to see pictures of Deborah's birth village (as Ezra's parents made the 10 hour bumpy ride to Nekemte). We are so blessed to have made this connection!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Another Monday... another day to be intentional about giving thanks. Sometimes we need to be purposeful in being grateful because it's so easy to be grumpy and to complain. Today I was reminded of this while I was listening to the song "We Want to Praise Jesus" sung by the Collingsworth Family.

"Sometimes I feel grumpy and I'm tempted to complain over something that's so silly and so small. But then I think of all the many things that Jesus does for me and I just have to smile and thank the Lord. We want to praise Jesus for His many blessings. He's been so good to us. He supplies our every need above all we could ask or need so we've come to praise the Lord."

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I am a worker of the home, who has been blessed with 5 wonderful children! I try to relate every day life back to the Creator through my simplistic writing. I am a daughter of Christ, and it is my goal and my desire to strive to glorify Him in all I do and say. I am so grateful for His grace and mercy because I fail so often. I have been very blessed with a wonderful husband of 22 years!